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Re:We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook... by ceejayoz on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @09:33PM (#18342695)
Debates, press interviews and conferences, town halls, canvassing...
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Re:We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook... by softwaredoug on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @09:49PM (#18342758)
The flaw is that someone has to decide what speech is “political” or not. That person can prioritize their sides speech above competitors, by denying others a comparable platform.
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Re:We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook... by ekianjo on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @11:01PM (#18343028)
Most of the press will not even care about you if you are not in the big 3 or 4 parties. So no, does not work.
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Re:We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook... by ceejayoz on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @12:05PM (#18346865)
That criticism is equally applicable to advertising - if you're not in the big 3 or 4 parties, you likely don't have any advertising budget either.
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